Instrument Tape
Dirt, dust, mud, and water can be mostly blocked by placing packing tape over the sights on cave survey instruments. The tape in the picture has been on that instrument…
Rappel Test and SAD
Thud. "Uggh." I heard it this weekend—the sound of coverall-ed flesh smacking limestone. Luckily, very luckily, the caver fell backwards wedging across the top of the canyon. He had a…
Pressure Washing Rope
Like many of you, I heard you shouldn't wash caving rope with a pressure washer because dirt could be forced into the core and abrade the fibers. Bruce Smith at…
Truck Camping 101
A short course on tent-free camping by Branden Johnson ©2005 Picture this: you and your buddy just finished a marathon caving trip and all you want to do is crawl…